'Going to be his last one': Pat Cummins has a unique take on James Anderson's retirement

Veteran England pacer James Anderson has not had the best of the Ashes 2023 series and has only picked four wickets from three Tests. Anderson was also dropped from the third Test played at Headingley due to his average bowling spells in the first two matches. However, despite his poor performance in the series so far, the former world number one Test bowler has retained his place in the team for the fifth match to be played at the Kennington Oval in London. 

3 things you need to know 

• English pacer James Anderson has taken a total of 689 Test wickets so far
• James Anderson has taken only 4 wickets in Ashes 2023 so far
• Anderson is the only seamer to have picked in excess of 650 Test wickets

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Pat Cummins' take on James Anderson's Test retirement 

(Australian cricket team skipper Pat Cummins during team practice session ahead of the 5th Ashes 2023 Test / Image: AP)

Australian cricket team skipper Pat Cummins was also asked about opener David Warner's replacement. Earlier this year, the left-handed southpaw dropped subtle hints about his Test retirement. Cummins said that he is in no rush to find Warner's replacement and believes that the players will emerge when the time will come. The Australian skipper also said what he feels about English pacer James Anderson's retirement from international cricket. 

I certainly don't want to rush anyone out the door. I think this is about the fourth Ashes series where Jimmy Anderson says it's going to be his last one. You never know. It's just an age. Some of these guys might be around here in four years, and still at the top level. We'll see. 

Pat Cummins further added

It's always a conversation. In cricket, we're lucky you've got white-ball cricket where you can kind of have a soft entry for a lot of the guys, give them exposure to international cricket. It's something the selectors talk about, but really you try and pick your best XI each week.

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Australian opener David Warner is also one of those players, who are in the last phase of their. Warner is having a preety dismal time in England and has scored runs at an average of 25.12 from the last four Tests. James Anderson, England's pace bowling stalwart is beleived to be in the last phase of his career and the cricketing world continues to wait and see the hard yards that the English seamer is prepared to put in to extend his playing career.